Why would you use a pending sign? A lot of REALTORS use a pending sign because they want to encourage people to list their home with them. And they want to show off to the marketplace that their marketing actually worked.
But a pending sign can actually be the worst possible thing you can do for your marketing.
Why?
Because when homeowners in your neighborhood see your listing go up, that's when they're most likely to call you and be curious about the home. The pending sign can help a little bit, but you're going to miss out on the most qualified buyers you can have.
And I'll give you a classic example:
My wife and I have identified an area of town we want to live in called Echo of the Pines. It's a beautiful area with some nice homes in the neighborhood but very few homes come on the market. The other night when we were driving home, we saw a new for sale sign. As a REALTOR, I get all these alerts, but they become noise and I tune them out.
...According to Barron's magazine "The Mother of all Bidding Wars is Coming"
They point to several key factors:
Watch this video for tips on working with buyers and sellers when inventory is at all time low and bidding...
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